At the moment the minutes are always a month behind in publication as they have to be approved at the next meeting by Board Members. It has been discussed to approve a quicker method of letting the Members have the minutes sooner, this should be in effect in the near future.

Meanwhile the Chairman will issue a News Flash should there be any urgent item that the members should be notified.

NEWS FLASH 26 NOVEMBER 2018 COMMITTEE MEETING

Following the meeting of the new Board and Committee held on 26th November 2018, the following appointments were made:

To view the latest results, go to Useful Links on the Homepage, then click on the name Fylde League Matches.

HOW TO REGISTER ON THE WEBSITE FOR A PARTNER IN A COMPETITION OR A REGULAR PLAY SESSION AT THE CLUB

1. Log onto the website in the usual manner.

2. Click on ‘membership’ on the left hand column.

3. The tab ‘Find a Partner’ will come up, so fill in the details, not forgetting to Confirm on the bottom right, then at the top left of the page.

4. To see who wants a Partner or who has signed up for a competition, click on Calendar, on the left hand column of the Home Page. This shows all the competitions.

5. Click on ‘Bookings’. This shows who is looking for a Partner/Who is playing in that particular Competition

If you are looking for a partner for any regular session at the Club, Go into 'Membership', and click on the tab 'Messages'. Here you can leave any message for Club Members.

Another way to find a partner is to contact Barbara Cain, who is acting as the Co-ordinator.

Please note that if you are signing up for a competition either on the Website or on the Notice Board at the Club, the TD's need 48 hours notice before the event in order to set up the boards and movement according to how many people are playing.

Library & Magazines

There is an extensive library of Bridge books for members to borrow. This is located in the Teaching Room.

Please use the Library Book to register your name & the book you have borrowed.

There are a number of EBU Bridge magazines available in the main room underneath the notice board.

SEE LEFT HAND COLUMN BELOW FOR NEWS FLASH OF NOVEMBER 2018 COMMITTEE MEETING

SUNDAY BRIDGE

ON JANUARY 6th, WE ARE STARTING A SESSION ON SUNDAY AFTERNOONS FOR A TRIAL PERIOD.

THE USUAL ARRANGEMENTS - 1.15 p.m. FOR A 1.30 p.m. START.

HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE.

CHRISTMAS CLOSURES

THE CLUB WILL BE CLOSED ON THE FOLLOWING DATES

DURING THE CHRISTMAS PERIOD.

Saturday 22nd December

Monday 24th December

Tuesday 25th December

Wednesday 26th December

Saturday 29th December

Monday 31st December

Tuesday 1st January

The Club will re-open for all session on Wednesday 2nd January.

ABOUT THE CLUB

10 Blackpool Old Road, Poulton-le-Fylde, FY6 7DH

www.bridgewebs.com/poulton

Poulton Bridge Club is situated in the centre of Poulton-le-Fylde, which is located 3 miles north of Blackpool. The Club has approximately 300 members who own the Club. There are two rooms for playing bridge. The main Bridge Room can facilitate 20 tables and there are 10 tables in a smaller room (which is the Teaching Room). We offer courses for 'Beginners' and 'Improvers'. There is parking for around 20 cars & further parking within 25 yards of the Club. Within five minutes walk from the Club there are plenty of dining facilities including a Weatherspoon's pub called The Poulton Elk, which is at the rear of the car park.

Cost of duplicate sessions is £2.00. per person for members and £3.20 for guests. Tea/coffee and biscuits are served at the table during play.

Visitors are more than welcome. Please be seated at least 10 minutes before session starts, so the TD can work out the movement according to the number of players.

Scoring is via BRIDGEMATE and results are available within 5 minutes of the last board being played.

Club Secretary is Mrs Barbara Cain

For any information email: secretary@poultonbridgeclub.org.uk

Poulton Club Tel: 01253 884844 (availableonly at times when there is a play session at the Club)

Facebook Group: Poulton Bridge Club or the Facebook group named Friends of Poulton Bridge Club

PRESIDENT'S CHARITY EVENT

NORTH WEST AIR AMBULANCE CHARITY

This charity has been chosen by last year's President, John Whitaker.

The event was on Tuesday evening 6th November and the cheque for £1940.00 was presented to the charity on Thursday. The charity's fundraiser was pleasantly surprised & very grateful for all the money raised.

The evening was very successful with 19 tables & lots of good raffle prizes.

John would like to thank everyone involved in making the evening a big success.

HOST SESSION ON MONDAY EVENINGS

If you would like to play please come along and there will be someone available to partner you.

This has been organised to help members who would like to play on a Monday evening but do not have a partner.

Please be at the Club by 7.10 p.m.

All levels of bridge are welcome.

A REMINDER OF SEATING AT THE CLUB

Everyone who intends to play in a session must be in the Club premises at least 10 minutes before play begins.

They should then take their places when asked to by the TD.

This is to assist the TD in working out the movement according to the number of attendees.

LEARN TO PLAY BRIDGE

These lessons will be on Tuesday afternoons between 1.30 p.m. and 4.30 p.m.

The course begins on Tuesday 4th September.

Three terms of 15 weeks each

The cost is £45 a term

Refreshments included and there is ample parking available.

Further further information please come along to the Open Day on Saturday 18th August or

contact: secretary@poultonbridgeclub.org.uk

ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTIONS DUE IN SEPTEMBER

REMINDER OF ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP PAYMENT!!

These were due on September 1st. Please check the Club Notice Board for methods of paying.

The cost of the Annual Membership is £20.

This should have been paid by 31st October.

As it is now past the due date, any subscriptions paid now will be £40.

This fee is the Annual Fee plus a Rejoining Fee.

PRESENTATION EVENING

Albert Fagan & Len Macauley

Clifford Haigh & Denise Whitmore

Elizabeth Fewster & Ann Wilkins

Ann & Jeff Wilkins

Ann Gillon Winner of Senior Pairs with Nora Winnard

Anne Atkinson, Linda Smith with Jeff & Ann Wilkins

Judith Dorrity

Alan Bridge winner with Mike Barnes of Joan Palmer Trophy

Maureen Parker & Joan Blackborough

Mike Tomlinson & Les Hoy

Shirley Dobson & Barbara Cain

WEDNESDAY 4 JULY

A social evening enjoyed by all with the presentation of the trophies by the President Faith Mounsey.

POULTON WINNERS OF DIVISION THREE OF THE FYLDE LEAGUE

The team comprised of Shirley Dobson, Eileen Johnson, Paul Dunstan, Jonathan Thompson, Peter Young, Ken Dugdale, Guy Benson, Alun Williams with John Whitaker as the League Organiser for Poulton Bridge Club. This team will now be promoted to the Second Division. Well done!!

AN HISTORICAL RECORD OF THE CLUB

There is book kept in the safe at the Club which documents an abbreviated history of the Club and its events listed in the Board Meetings & AGM's. This is from the Clubs' beginning in 1952 until 2017.

A copy of this is now on the website under Club History on the left hand column. This is for Members only so you will have to log on with your registered email address & password.

2018 PRESIDENT

The Committee are pleased to announce that a unanimous vote was taken to elect

Faith Mounsey as the President for the year 2018.

They would also like to thank John Whitaker for all his efforts & support as President in 2017.

Many remarks about the success of the organisation of the event and the meal, which was made by many of the participants.

Thank you to all involved.

GUIDELINES FOR BEST PRACTICE AT THE BRIDGE TABLE

IF YOU CLICK ON 'NEWS PAGE' ON THE LEFT HAND COLUMN, THEN CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO VIEW THIS PAGE.

CARDS WITH THESE PRINTED ON ARE ON EACH TABLE AT THE CLUB, WITH THE TABLE NO ON ONE SIDE AND THE GUIDELINES ON THE OTHER SIDE

THERE ARE ALSO PRINTED COPIES AT THE CLUB FOR YOU TO TAKE HOME.

Please take the time to read these as they will be helpful to your bridge play.

FINAL RESULTS OF FYLDE LEAGUE

FYLDE LEAGUE

Poulton Bridge Club entered 4 teams into the Fylde Bridge League for the 2019/8 season. Previous seasons results determined that there was one Poulton team in each of the 4 Divisions. All Poulton teams have now finished all their matches with most of the significant having been decided.

Division 1

Poulton A had a mixed season. For much of the season, they were in contention at the top of the table. In a very tight division, the odd poor performance slipped them away from the top. Lancaster A won the league with Poulton amongst several teams closely behind. They finished 3rd of 8.

Division 2

Poulton B was in contention for promotion for much of the season in Division 2, Southport lead from start to finish and the competition centred around who would be second. It came down to the last match, which they lost and narrowly lost out on promotion to Division 1. The finished 4th but that was only 4 points away from promotion. The performances were generally good and show promise for next year.

Division 3

Poulton C was the stars of the Show! They won the Division by 27 points which represents a match and a half in hand. The team was Shirley Dobson, Alun Williams, Peter Young, Jonathan Thompson, Ken Dugdale, Paul Dunston, Eileen Johnson and Guy Benson in the main, with the occasional substitute. The team have been consistently good all season and deserve the congratulations of all. They can look to a different set of opponents in Division 2.

Division 4

The D team is comprised of mainly inexperienced players. As the season went on their performances were noticeably better. Despite finishing 7th of 9, there is much to be optimistic about in their performances. In the main the team comprises of inexperienced league players who are gaining valuable experience in this league. Continued progress should see them rise up the table.

Each of the Divisions contains 8 or 9 teams from different clubs, All the clubs are within 1 hour travel time from Poulton. Each team has no more than 4 away matches over a period of 6 months (September to March). Many see the teams matches as a valuable source of experiences to improve their game. Each year in the summer, PBC goes through the exercise of determining the members who wish to play and how many teams we can support. If members fancy having a go in the Fylde League make this known to any club official and we can include them in the team squad. Who knows, with sufficient number we could get a 5th Team!

John Whitaker

Teams Co-ordinator

JEAN HEDGES ROSE BOWL

Many congratulations to Judith Dorrity who was the winner of the competition.